Category: Improvement
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Keep It Cool: The Best Exterior Window Shades For Your Home
Most homeowners only install shades as an inside design element that also protects privacy. But exterior shades have advantages, too. They can cut glare, buffer heat and slash energy costs. Some even protect windows from breaking in high winds. If you’re in the market, here’s how to determine the best exterior window shades for your…
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Want A Neutral-Chic Home For The New Year? It’s Easy!
The elegance of a neutral color scheme complements any design. Whether it be traditional or modern, a home’s sophistication is elevated by the simplicity of neutrals. The secret to the success of the neutral is based entirely on the undertone. When a room is outfitted in varying shades of cream and beige, the subtle undertones of…
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5 Kitchen Remodel Ideas That Pay Off
Upgrading your kitchen can involve a lot of upheaval, but it’s also one of the few home renovations that yields a good return on investment. Whether you’re planning to flip your home soon or want to make your space more livable, these are the five top value-add kitchen remodel ideas: 1. Refaced Or Replaced Cabinets…
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20 DIY Throw Pillows that Are Perfect for Your Home
Throw pillows are always a fun and creative way to spruce up a room. They can represent more of your personality or subtly make a change that matches with the seasons or your new color changes. Throw pillow are wonderful for every room in the home as well. For instance, throw pillow aren’t just for…
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This Clever Trick Will Save Your Floors From Salt This Winter
Snow isn’t the only white stuff your household must cope with in winter. There’s also the rock salt everyone from the highway department to your next-door neighbor sets down on roads and sidewalks to keep ice from forming. A dusty white residue forms on your floors when you traipse through the salted water and into…
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Put the OM in Your Home. Create a Meditation Room With This Simple Outline
Have you ever considered creating a meditation room? Meditation helps reduce stress, controls anxiety and increases your sense of wellbeing. It helps reconnect you to, well, you. Taking time to meditate can help your focus, spark your creativity and enhance your ability to make decisions. Not to mention it can help your cardiovascular health and…
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Awesome Ways To Turn Your Guestroom Into an Oasis
You have a guest coming to town! There is so much to feel happy about as you anxiously await their arrival. Having company adds an extra touch of love and fun to your home, and the excitement is easily built up. As the anticipation swirls around, your mind wanders to what activities you will do,…
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High Tech Doorbells You Need to Have For Your Modern Home
In the past doorbells have just been a way of saying “hello, I’m at your door.” Everyone would be so happy to have a visitor stop by unplanned. However, I would say somewhere about the late 1990s to 2000s things changed greatly. People weren’t just worried about who was at the door, but what happened…
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Smart Appliances That You Need to Make Your Home Modern
You may have an older home or you may be trying to make your already modern home more modern. Either way, Smart appliances are the up and coming thing that your home needs to become fully modern. Every day we see people switching to smart refrigerators, smart ovens and much more, but it can be…
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Winter Inspired Table Settings and Centerpieces for The Modern Home
We love the seasons! Whether it’s the change in scenery or trying to feel more like you’re in a holiday spirit, it’s fun to get into the mood of the season. Each season, even if you live somewhere where they don’t have seasonal changes, has a different mood and feel to it. You want to…